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CRITICAL
CVE-2019-16517
ConnectWise Control CORS Misconfiguration Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in ConnectWise Control (formerly known as ScreenConnect) 19.3.25270.7185. There is a CORS misconfiguration, which reflected the Origin provided by incoming requests. This allowed JavaScript running on any domain to interact with the server APIs and perform administrative actions, without the victim's knowledge.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 23, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 28, 2020, 9:49 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-16517 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-16517 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Connectwise control
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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None

Updated: 2 years, 10 months ago
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Born at : April 6, 2021, 11:47 a.m. This repo has been linked 16 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-16517 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-16517 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.huntresslabs.com/validating-the-bishop-fox-findings-in-connectwise-control-9155eec36a34 No Types Assigned https://blog.huntresslabs.com/validating-the-bishop-fox-findings-in-connectwise-control-9155eec36a34 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://know.bishopfox.com/advisories No Types Assigned https://know.bishopfox.com/advisories Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://know.bishopfox.com/advisories/connectwise-control No Types Assigned https://know.bishopfox.com/advisories/connectwise-control Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/connectwise-control-msp-security-vulnerabilities-are-severe-bishop-fox No Types Assigned https://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/connectwise-control-msp-security-vulnerabilities-are-severe-bishop-fox Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/managed-services/connectwise-control-attack-chain-exploit-20-questions-for-security-researcher-bishop-fox No Types Assigned https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/managed-services/connectwise-control-attack-chain-exploit-20-questions-for-security-researcher-bishop-fox Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-346
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:connectwise:control:19.3.25270.7185:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.80 }} 0.11%

score

0.79649

percentile

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